Initially announced on January 31st, 2020, Niantic announced it would begin testing new types of events during February 2020 – Pokémon Spotlight Hour and Mystery Bonus Hour. After testing and user feedback, Niantic combined both events into one and announced what Pokémon and bonuses would be featured in advance. The…
Nintendo’s popular yet short-lived social networking mobile app, Miitomo, launched in the US 10 years ago today on March 31st, 2016. Notable for being Nintendo’s first-ever mobile game, Miitomo is widely considered an unofficial spinoff of Nintendo’s Tomodachi franchise. It took plenty of inspiration from the quirky social sim series,…
In what I will be labeling as a rumor, it’s been reported that Disney is considering buying Epic Games outright in an effort to expand its gaming profile. During a recent episode of “The Town with Matt Belloni” podcast, tech journalist, and former Verge editor, Alex Heath has claimed that…
Watch the newest Pokémon Sun & Moon trailer here, and view image galleries of newly announced Pokémon and trainers below! New Pokémon image gallery New Art
The next season of the long-running Pokémon anime will be taking Ash and Pikachu to the Alola region, and will be premiering in Japan on November 17th – one day ahead of the launch of Pokémon Sun & Moon on Nintendo 3DS. To get people hyped up for the new…
This week in the Nintendo eShop: Skylanders breach our imagination, Disney Magical World gets a sequel and a demo for Pokémon Sun & Moon kicks off the hype train for November. Monster Hunter Generations is down to $27.99 (30% off) until October 18th! As an added bonus, owners of Monster…
Yo-kai are causing mischief in the Badge Arcade today! Check out the full gallery below: Free play?: Yes! Get pumped! Practice catcher: Collectors of cosplay Isabelle might want to grab her in her space suit before she blasts off to another galaxy tomorrow morning. Today is also your last…
We go hands-on with the all new Monster Hunter Stories amiibo imported from Japan in our latest unboxing!
UPDATE: A trailer featuring Scizor in action has just been released. You can check it out below. The latest Pokémon making their way to the arcade build of Pokkén Tournament was revealed today, and it was finally time for Scizor to shine. The Bug/Steel type Pokémon has been suspected ever…
Earlier this evening, Apple CEO Tim Cook tweeted an image of himself playing upcoming mobile game Super Mario Run alongside Shigeru Miyamoto and Takashi Tezuka — two well-known Nintendo developers. Getting the hang of Super Mario Run, thanks to Miyamoto-san and his awesome team at Nintendo! pic.twitter.com/gSxU4iQbAv — Tim Cook…
In addition to the new Pokémon leaked via images of this month’s CoroCoro, Serebii.net is also reporting the premiere date for the Pokémon Sun & Moon anime has been leaked, as well. According to Serebii.net, the anime will feature Togedemaru as Pikachu’s rival and Samson Oak as the headmaster of…
According to Serebii.net, the first photos of this month’s CoroCoro have leaked, revealing images of both Type: Null’s evolution and Jangmo-o’s evolutionary line. “When Type: Null finds a trainer it trusts, it destroys its helmet and evolves into Silvadi,” Serebii.net says. “It has a special item called Memory that…
Two more Nintendo DS classics are set to hit the Wii U eShop tomorrow. Animal Crossing: Wild World and Kirby and the Canvas Curse will finally get rereleases, with a price of $9.99 each. Wild World saw a Virtual Console release in Europe nearly a year ago, so it’s nice…
It looks like Nintendo and the Pokémon Company are beginning their final marketing push for Pokémon Sun & Moon, holding a recent press event with a variety of outlets and allowing them to play the first two hours of the game. Naturally, quite a few things have come to light…
This year’s Customs for a Cure livestream was held on Saturday, October 1st. Joined by friends and members of the Nintendo Wire team, Amiibo Jason and Happily Candied hosted another live Nintendo Newscast. In it they discussed Pokémon Sun & Moon news, amiibo restocks, the Nintendo Classic Mini and much…
